Martin Reddington
@reddingtonm.bsky.social
Brit based in Germany. Life scientist with expertise in peer review. Retired but open to suggestions.
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Bravo, Greenland. 👏 🇬🇱🇪🇺
“Greenland dumps Donald Trump, signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in a major blow to the president.”
“Greenland dumps Donald Trump, signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in a major blow to the president.”
Greenland dumps Donald Trump, signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in a major blow to the president
Greenland has signed a 30-year mining permit with a Danish-French consortium to extract minerals, marking a significant setback for President Trump's attempts to secure a strategic foothold in the Arc...
m.economictimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bravo, Greenland. 👏 🇬🇱🇪🇺
“Greenland dumps Donald Trump, signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in a major blow to the president.”
“Greenland dumps Donald Trump, signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in a major blow to the president.”
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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
April 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
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Did not imagine to repost something as disturbing like this in my lifetime. But here we are.
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Did not imagine to repost something as disturbing like this in my lifetime. But here we are.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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OMG this is soooo good. The episode is outstanding. So is the series.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s revolutionary idea is something a bit different: David talks to statistician David Spiegelhalter about how an 18th century theory of probability emerged from obscurity in the 20th century to revolutionise how we think about the future.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s revolutionary idea is something a bit different: David talks to statistician David Spiegelhalter about how an 18th century theory of probability emerged from obscurity in the 20th century to revolutionise how we think about the future.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
OMG this is soooo good. The episode is outstanding. So is the series.
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Trumps decision to stop sharing American intelligence and weapons with Kyiv is directly hampering the Ukrainian military's ability to defend their skies from the continuing Russian onslaught
news.sky.com/story/russia...
news.sky.com/story/russia...
Russia 'appears to have ignored Trump warning' after deadly strike on Ukrainian town
At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded, including five children, in an overnight attack on the town of Dobropillia, about 15 miles from the frontline in the Donestsk region of eastern Ukraine.
news.sky.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Trumps decision to stop sharing American intelligence and weapons with Kyiv is directly hampering the Ukrainian military's ability to defend their skies from the continuing Russian onslaught
news.sky.com/story/russia...
news.sky.com/story/russia...
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February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
He‘s made his decision to put party above medical science. He should lose his medical license.
Jeez. The Senate Finance Committee has voted to advance the nomination of RFK Jr to the full Senate, moving him one step closer to being confirmed as President Trump’s health & human services secretary
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-se...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-se...
RFK Jr. Clears Committee, Heads To Senate Floor For Confirmation Vote
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy had wavered on supporting Kennedy for health and human services secretary. But in the end, he voted to advance his nomination.
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
He‘s made his decision to put party above medical science. He should lose his medical license.
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In the space of one week, Friedrich Merz had managed to make himself look weak, foolish, despicable and morally repugnant. Applause all round. Great work mate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
German immigration bill rejected despite far-right backing - BBC News
MPs vote against a law proposed by the main conservative opposition and supported by Alternative for Germany (AfD).
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In the space of one week, Friedrich Merz had managed to make himself look weak, foolish, despicable and morally repugnant. Applause all round. Great work mate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We already knew - but here’s the confirmation. War criminal.
January 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We already knew - but here’s the confirmation. War criminal.
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True - it is way beyond time to get youth mobility (and maybe for musicians and many others) back
🔥 On Wednesday, a YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME with the EU will be debated in Parliament! Write to your MP to demand they attend.
January 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
True - it is way beyond time to get youth mobility (and maybe for musicians and many others) back
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We sent people to the moon before we thought of adding wheels to heavy suitcases.
January 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We sent people to the moon before we thought of adding wheels to heavy suitcases.
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The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
January 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news.
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them.
Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda
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Wowzer, JC going full antisemitic - trying to throw the entirety of global Jewry under the bus to stop anyone having a breath of sympathy for any Palestinians.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
January 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wowzer, JC going full antisemitic - trying to throw the entirety of global Jewry under the bus to stop anyone having a breath of sympathy for any Palestinians.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
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The United States is the only developed country in the world without universal health coverage for all of its citizens - and YES that's absolutely shameful, especially for the most wealthy nation on the planet
FACT: The United States is the only developed country in the world without universal health coverage for all of its citizens - and that's absolutely shameful, especially for the most wealthy nation on the planet.
#HealthCareForAll
#HealthCareForAll
December 28, 2024 at 6:31 AM
The United States is the only developed country in the world without universal health coverage for all of its citizens - and YES that's absolutely shameful, especially for the most wealthy nation on the planet
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Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake.
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake.
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”
Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM
“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”
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Best suggestion so far for Britain's actor-ambassador in Washington - given Trump's longstanding obsession with the "late great Hannibal Lecter". Anthony Hopkins is only 86 - which is roughly average age for Trump's cabinet
December 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Best suggestion so far for Britain's actor-ambassador in Washington - given Trump's longstanding obsession with the "late great Hannibal Lecter". Anthony Hopkins is only 86 - which is roughly average age for Trump's cabinet
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If there’s a brain drain from the US of scientists and, well, just highly-capable educated people…
…we in Europe should take them in.
…we in Europe should take them in.
And now this. My father had polio when he was a child in the 1930s. He thankfully survived. Many did not. This is, well, evil. Let's not mince words. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:30 PM
If there’s a brain drain from the US of scientists and, well, just highly-capable educated people…
…we in Europe should take them in.
…we in Europe should take them in.
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If you want to understand where Trump foreign policy might be heading, I recommend this pod I recorded with Dan Caldwell in DC last week. www.ft.com/content/ffe7...
Will Trump pull America back from the world?
So-called restrainers reject post-Cold War foreign policy consensus
www.ft.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:54 AM
If you want to understand where Trump foreign policy might be heading, I recommend this pod I recorded with Dan Caldwell in DC last week. www.ft.com/content/ffe7...
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"I can't see a model for the future of humanity that I like coming out of China, India or The States.
But I can see it in Europe."
But I can see it in Europe."
Mike Galsworthy ends the Brexit argument in four minutes
"I can't see a model for the future of humanity that I like coming out of China, India or The States. But I can see it in Europe."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
"I can't see a model for the future of humanity that I like coming out of China, India or The States.
But I can see it in Europe."
But I can see it in Europe."
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Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 6, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely